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Indigenous American family finds horseback bonds on rolling grasslands in North China's Inner Mongolia

China Daily Global | Updated: 2026-07-13 09:18

Clayson Benally's family members watch a horse performance in West Ujimqin Banner of Xilin Gol League, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on June 26. LI ZHIPENG/XINHUA

This summer, the rolling grasslands of Xilin Gol in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region welcomed a group of indigenous American horse lovers.

Clayson Benally, a 49-year-old horse trainer and artist from Arizona, the United States, traveled thousands of miles with his family to meet Julaa, a 12-year-old ethnic Mongolian girl.

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